cooling

1. The process of becoming cooler;
   A falling temperature (synset 113474333)
   is a type of: temperature change - a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes
   subtypes:

   • freeze, freezing - the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
   • heat dissipation - dissipation of heat
   • infrigidation, refrigeration - the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes
   same as: chilling, temperature reduction
2. A mechanism for keeping something cool (synset 103107510)
   "the cooling was overhead fans"
   is a type of: mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
   subtypes:

   • air conditioner, air conditioning - a system that keeps air cool and dry
   • coolant system - a cooling system that uses a fluid to transfer heat from one place to another
   • cooling tower - a cooling system used in industry to cool hot water (by partial evaporation) before reusing it as a coolant
   • evaporative cooler - a cooling system that cools by evaporation
   • refrigeration system - a cooling system for chilling or freezing (usually for preservative purposes)
   has: water pump - the pump in the cooling system of an automobile that cause the water to circulate
   same as: cooling system

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